Organizational Partner: National Survivor User Network (NSUN)

Lead: Naomi James, Research and Regional Development Manager, Emma Perry, Research Project Coordinator
Preferred contact: Naomi.james@nsun.org.uk
Key Words: Resident in: UK; Working in: UK; Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Communications/website, Communications/coproduction, Education/coproduction, Management/coproduction, Meeting/ASS (Advanced Studies Seminar), Meeting/Policy/Commissioning, Policy/coproduction, Publications/CUP series, Publications/Research/philosophy, Research/survivor research, Research/ values based practice, Services/values based commissioning, Services/coproduction, Services/person-centered, Services/teamwork, Related Area(s) of Interest: Communication skills, Decision theory, Evidence-based practice, Ethics, Health economics, Humanities/narrative, Humanities/aesthetics, Regulation, Law Area(s) of healthcare expertise: Mental health/General, Mental health, Primary care, Service user, Social care, Well-being.
Brief Description of Work: The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) network for mental health is an independent, service-user-led charity that connects people with experience of mental health issues to give us a stronger voice in shaping policy and services. NSUN seeks to improve service user involvement by supporting people with lived experience to gain proper input into the commissioning of services they use. In 2013 NSUN produced a report reviewing VBC and in June 2014 in partnership with Mind we produced the Influencing Mental Health Services, guide to Values Based Commissioning.
Read more:
http://www.nsun.org.uk/
National Involvement Standards 4Pi
http://www.nsun.org.uk/assets/downloadableFiles/4pi.-ni-standards-for-web.pdf